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| Flyers target fifth straight win |
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01/24/2003 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Flyers seek their fifth consecutive victory tonight when they welcome the New York Islanders to First Union Center. Philly has won 10 of its last 11 games overall, including Tuesday's 3-1 victory in Toronto. Jeremy Roenick and Mark Recchi scored 22 seconds apart midway through the third period to lift the Flyers, who also received a goal off the stick of Michal Handzus. Roman Cechmanek finished with 22 saves. Handzus extended his points streak to seven games, |
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| Islanders and Rangers fined $25,000 |
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01/22/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Islanders and New York Rangers were each fined $25,000 for a pair of altercations that took place before their game on Tuesday at Nassau Coliseum. The fines are automatic as a violation of NHL Rule 56(g), which states that "Any Teams whose players become involved in an altercation, other than during the periods of the game, shall be fined automatically $25,000." Players from both teams gathered near the center line and exchanged words and shoves, but it did not escala |
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| Leafs put home unbeaten streak on line against Flyers |
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01/21/2003 |
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| 2003, the Flyers have scored 35 goals, while allowing 21. They've managed five power-play tallies in 31 attempts over that span, and have successfully quelled 31 of 33 penalty killing situations. Philadelphia, which leads the Atlantic Division by one over New Jersey with 61 points, has won its last five road games. The Flyers will host the New York Islanders on Friday. Toronto is 2-1 against Philly this season, and 3-2-1 in the last six meetings. The Flyers are 0-1-1 in their last two trips to Air Canada Centre. |
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| Blues target third straight win |
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01/21/2003 |
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| s in Chicago on Thursday. Away from home this season, the Blues are 13-8-3-2 and have won four of their last five. Atlanta, meanwhile, comes into Tuesday's contest on the heels of its first loss under new head coach Bob Hartley, a 4-1 setback to the New York Islanders on Sunday. Dany Heatley scored the lone Thrashers' goal and Pasi Nurminen stopped 23 shots for Atlanta, which had its franchise-best three-game winning streak snapped. The Thrashers, 2-1 under Hartley, are 4-2-1-0 in their past seven games and 6-6-1 |
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| New Jersey's Brodeur named NHL Player of the Week |
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01/20/2003 |
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| ay, January 19. Brodeur posted four consecutive victories, while compiling a 1.25 goals- against average and a .947 save percentage. He began the week with a 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers and followed that with a 5-0 shutout at home over the New York Islanders. In a home-and- home series with the Carolina Hurricanes, Brodeur made 34 saves in a 2-1 win at Carolina on January 17 and then turned aside 18 shots in a 5-2 home triumph the next day. Brodeur leads all NHL goaltenders with 25 wins and ranks third |
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| Thrashers hope to stay perfect under Hartley |
NHL Hockey |
01/19/2003 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Thrashers aim to stay perfect under new head coach Bob Hartley this evening when they welcome the New York Islanders to Philips Arena. Vyacheslav Kozlov picked up his team-high 11th multi-point game of the season with a goal and an assist to lead Atlanta over Boston, 3-1, on Friday. Frantisek Kaberle and Ilya Kovalchuk also lit the lamp for the Thrashers, who improved to 2-0 under Hartley and matched a franchise record with three straight wins. Hartley was hired earlier |
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| Surging Devils open home-and-home set in Raleigh against Canes |
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01/17/2003 |
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| their unbeaten streak to six games tonight when they visit the Carolina Hurricanes at RBC Center in the opener of a home-and-home. New Jersey, 4-0-1 in its last five, has won its last two contests, including Wednesday's 5-0 pounding of the visiting New York Islanders. Martin Brodeur made 27 saves for his 60th career shutout and received offensive support from five different teammates. Jeff Friesen and Jamie Langenbrunner each had a goal and an assist, while Patrik Elias, Oleg Tverdovsky and Sergei Brylin also sc |
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| Rosters complete for 53rd annual NHL All-Star Game |
NHL Hockey |
01/16/2003 |
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| Koivu of Montreal, Marian Hossa of Ottawa, Jeremy Roenick of Philadelphia, Martin St. Louis of Tampa Bay and Toronto's Mats Sundin. Brian Leetch of the New York Rangers and Florida's Sandis Ozolinsh were elected as the starting defenseman for the Eastern Conference. The reserves include Zdeno Chara of Ottawa, Sergei Gonchar of Washington, Roman Hamrlik of the New York Islanders and New Jersey's Scott Stevens. Vancouver's Marc Crawford will coach the Western squad, and Ottawa's Jacques Martin will guide the East. |
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| Bruins Team Report: Sound the alarm |
NHL Hockey |
01/16/2003 |
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| or you can go out and try to do a better job next time. It's easy to say we're going to be positive, but it's tough." TRADE IMMINENT? Several Reports continue to circulate that the Bruins are close to sending unsigned defenseman Kyle McLaren to the New York Islanders as part of a three- way deal. The Tampa Bay Lightning would also send goalie John Grahame, who was obtained from the Bruins on Monday, winger Fredrik Modin and defenseman Pavel Kubina to the Isles for defenseman Roman Hamrlik. New York would ship ne |
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| Panthers target first win in six tries |
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01/15/2003 |
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| s on Monday. Mike Knuble scored the lone Boston goal as the Bruins lost for the sixth time in seven games. Steve Shields stopped 18-of-20 shots for Boston, which, according to reports, could be on the verge of dealing disgruntled Kyle McLaren to the New York Islanders. Captain Joe Thornton will miss his fifth contest tonight with an infected elbow, but could return to the lineup on Friday in Atlanta. Boston, which has dropped three straight and seven of its last eight on opposition ice, will open a brief two-game |
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